Tag: Edward Howard
Flooding continues as development hinders drainage
(CNS): More heavy rain is expected across the Cayman Islands this week, and officials have issued another flood advisory for Wednesday and Thursday. Over-development and very poor drainage management have made flood-prone areas on Grand Cayman even more susceptible. In addition, heavy downpours are increasingly impacting areas that previously rarely flooded and quickly recovered if […]
NRA paints speed limits on road surfaces
(CNS): The National Roads Authority (NRA) has begun marking speed limit changes on the surface of the roads. Officials said in a release that the “red and white roundels can be found on Cayman’s roads island-wide” and were rolled out in partnership with the Ministry of Infrastructure, the RCIPS and the Department of Vehicles & […]
Analysis of alternative routes for EWA underway
(CNS): The National Roads Authority has created a website explaining the environmental impact assessment process for the controversial East-West Arterial Road extension. Officials said the site, Your EIA in action, provides information to the public about the EIA, such as why it is being conducted and what topics it is studying.
CIG seeks shift in driving culture to end road deaths
(CNS): With tens of thousands of cars being imported into the Cayman Islands every year and a rapidly growing population driving around on an inadequate network, Cayman’s roads have become increasingly dangerous. As a result, the government has launched a National Road Safety Strategy (NRSS) with the aim of eliminating serious crashes within the next […]
NRA: Drivers putting lives of road crews at risk
(CNS): The National Roads Authority is calling on the motoring public to be more careful when driving through construction zones on the roads. Officials have said that some motorists are putting the lives of crews, who are spending long hours doing repair and expansion work on the road, at risk.
NRA makes U-turn on roundabout restriction
(CNS): The National Roads Authority has made a U-turn on the decision to impose a left-turn-only restriction on drivers leaving Grand Harbour at the northern exit of the Hurley’s roundabout. In a press release Friday, the authority’s board announced that, in agreement with the minister responsible for roads, a re-assessment of all available options would […]
Residents give thumbs down to roundabout change
(CNS): Sir Alden McLaughlin MP has asked the National Roads Authority Board to rethink its decision to restrict drivers exiting the Grand Harbour commercial complex to a left turn only. At a packed public meeting at the Seafarers Hall in Red Bay Thursday night, residents gave the change an overwhelming thumbs down. Officials claimed it […]
NRA cuts exit options at Grand Harbour roundabout
(CNS): As part of ongoing efforts to reduce traffic congestion for commuters who live east of George Town, the National Roads Authority (NRA) is making changes to the Century 21 (Grand Harbour) Roundabout so that drivers exiting the shopping area can only turn left and must use the roundabout at Red Bay to make a […]
Official gazette doesn’t set EWA plans in stone
(CNS): Comments by former East End MP Arden McLean at a public meeting in Savannah Thursday evening, which stirred up social media, were misleading, according to local attorney Steve McField. McLean claimed that because the East-West Arterial Road extension was gazetted in 2005, the decision had been made.
NRA says it is tackling Grand Harbour congestion
(CNS): The impact of bringing commuters from North Side and East End to George Town more quickly, if the East-West Arterial extension to Frank Sound goes ahead, will not necessarily be part of the terms of reference for the environmental impact assessment. But National Roads Authority Director Edward Howard said the NRA is tackling the […]
Grand Harbour remains NRA’s main challenge
(CNS): The director of the National Roads Authority has said that Grand Harbour presents a significant challenge when it comes to addressing traffic congestion. Edward Howard said it’s a constrained area for traffic and the only way to go east. But at the same time, the area is becoming busier, with new commercial development and […]
